"The Tao Te Ching" is an enlightenment masterpiece of ancient Chinese simple dialectics, which opened the prelude to mankind's exploration of the laws of nature for thousands of years from ancient times to the present. Look at it dialectically and take its essence. , discarding its dross will be of great help in guiding our life. The following are my carefully recommended top ten famous quotes from the Tao Te Ching. Welcome to read and collect them. I hope they will be helpful to you.

Part 1 of the Ten Great Quotes from the Tao Te Ching

1. Doing things without doing anything, teaching without words.

2. If you have it, you will benefit from it, if you don’t have it, you will use it.

3. Adhere to the ancient ways to control the present.

4. The country is in chaos, but there are loyal ministers.

5. My husband does not fight, so no one in the world can fight with him.

6. The heaven and earth are united to bring down nectar, and the people will not be ordered to do so but will be even.

7. Fish cannot escape from the abyss, and the sharp weapons of the country cannot be shown to others.

8. All things in the world are born from existence, and existence is born from nothingness.

9. The most soft in the world is the strongest in the world.

10. Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. Chapter 2 of the Ten Most Famous Sayings of the Tao Te Ching

1. Knowing but not knowing is a problem; not knowing is a disease.

2. The sky net is vast, sparse but not missing.

3. The way of heaven has no relatives and always associates with good people.

4. File it together, resolve its confusion, harmonize its light and dust.

5. The heaven and earth are unkind and treat all things as rudderless dogs; the saints are unkind and regard the common people as rudderless dogs.

6. The body is behind and the body is first, and the body is outside and the body is there.

7. A house full of gold and jade cannot be guarded; if you are arrogant and rich, you will be blamed for it. Retirement after success is the way of heaven.

8. A living animal is born but does not exist, works but does not depend on it, and grows but does not kill, this is called Xuande.

9. The Supreme Being, I don’t know about it; secondly, praise it as a relative; secondly, fear it; thirdly, insult it.

10. The divine weapon in the world cannot be manipulated or held. Those who do it will fail, and those who insist will lose it. Chapter 3 of the Ten Most Famous Sayings of the Tao Te Ching

1. Therefore, a true man should be concerned about what is good and not what is weak; he should be truthful and not about luxury.

2. Nobility is based on lowliness, and high and low are the basis. Therefore, King Hou claimed to be lonely, widowed, and ignorant.

3. If you do nothing but do everything, you will always win the world by doing nothing; if you have something, you will not be able to win the world.

4. Rule the country with integrity, use military force with surprise, and conquer the world with nothing.

5. When misfortunes come, blessings depend on them; when blessings come, misfortunes fall upon them.

6. The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. Famous, very famous. Nameless is the beginning of all things; name is the mother of all things.

7. The best is like water. Water is beneficial to all things without fighting, and is disliked by everyone. Habitat, a good place; Heart, a good abyss; With, a good benevolence; Speech, a good faith; Government, a good governance; Things, a good ability; Movement, a good time.

8. I hope to speak naturally. Therefore, the wind does not last forever, and the rain does not last forever. Who is this? Heaven and earth. Heaven and earth cannot last forever, but what about people? If you don’t believe it enough, how can you not believe it!

9. Those who use Dao to assist their masters, but do not use military force to strengthen the world, will be able to return the favor easily. Where the teacher is, there are thorns. After the army, there will be bad years. Good deeds have consequences, don't dare to take advantage of them.

10. A soldier is an unlucky weapon, something that may be evil, so it is not a good place for those who are wise. When a gentleman lives, he values ??the left; when using troops, he values ??the right. Soldiers are an ominous weapon and are not the weapons of a gentleman. They should be used as a last resort. Tranquility is the best. Victory is not beautiful. But those who are beautiful are happy to kill people. Good things happen to the left, bad things happen to the right. The general on the left is on the left, and the general on the right is on the right. It is said that it will be treated as a funeral. Those who kill people will be mourned, and those who are victorious will be treated with funeral rites. Part 4 of the Ten Great Quotes of the Tao Te Ching

1. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. He who conquers others is powerful, and he who conquers himself is strong. The one who is content is rich, the one who is strong is determined, the one who does not lose his place is long-lived, the one who dies but does not die is long-lived.

2. Tao produces one, which produces two, two produces three, and three produces all things. All things bear yin and embrace yang, and the energy is in harmony. What is evil about people is being lonely, widowed, and destitute, but the princes think they are famous. Therefore, things may be damaged and benefited, or they may be benefited and lost.

3. Which one is related to one’s name and one’s body? Which one is richer, one’s body and one’s goods? Which one is diseased, gain or loss? If you love too much, you will spend a lot of money, and if you hoard too much, you will die richly. Therefore, if you know what is enough, you will not be disgraced, and if you know how to stop, you will not perish, and you can last a long time.

4. There is a way in the world, but horses use dung. There is no way in the world, and soldiers and horses are born in the suburbs. No disaster is greater than dissatisfaction; no fault is greater than desire. Therefore, knowing what is enough is always enough.

5. Those who are good will be good to me; those who are not good will be good to me as well. Virtue is good. Those who believe, I believe in; those who don’t believe, I also believe in it, Dexin. To be born without having something, to work without relying on it, to grow without being killed is called Xuande.

6. The bones are weak and the tendons are soft but firm to hold. It is unknown that the combination of male and female will produce the most exquisite essence. Howling all day long without croaking, harmony is achieved. Those who know do not speak, and those who speak do not know.

7. The difficult things in the world must be done in the easy way; the great things in the world must be done in the details. Therefore, the saint is not great in the end, so he can become great. If a husband makes a promise lightly, he will be distrustful; if it is easy, it will be difficult. Therefore, it is still difficult for the sage, so it will not be difficult in the end.

8. Treat the problem before it exists, and cure it before it is in chaos. The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain of wood; the nine-story platform begins from tired soil; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Those who do it will fail, and those who insist will lose it. People often succeed and fail in their pursuits. If you are as careful as you are at the end, you will never fail.

9. The reason why Jianghai can be the king of hundreds of grains is because it is good at controlling it. If you want to lead the people, you must speak to them; if you want to lead the people, you must leave them behind. Because he does not fight, no one in the world can fight with him.

10. Those who are good at being soldiers do not use force; those who are good at fighting do not get angry; those who are good at defeating the enemy do not fight against them; those who are good at using others do not behave like subordinates. This is called the virtue of not fighting, it is called using people's strength, it is called the ultimate in matching the heaven and the ancients.